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Show GENERAL SELL! OF CORN LOWERS PRICES CHICAGO, Sept. 14. General selling of corn resulted today from assertions that Germany's peace terms had been handed to the pope. The market, which for the most part had been advancing until the peace talk became current, turned then sharply downgrade. Closing quotations were heavy, c to lV4c net lower, at to $l.XS7s for December and $1.16VL to $1.16 for May. Oats finished 3Ac to i c down. In provisions, the outcome ranged from a 30c decline to a rise of Soc. j Kxcept during the brief time at tlie opening, corn showed decided strength . throughout the first half of the session. Initial weakness was due to prevailing warmth and sunshine, but forecasts ot" , conditions adverse to crop progress led soon to an outburst of bullish sentiment, which was Increased by numerous re- ! ports that damage from frost had been greater than the trade as a rule has here-Lofore here-Lofore believed. . It happened thus that the market was in a position for liberal profit-taking by holders when peace gossip began to circulate. cir-culate. The fact that the peace reports Included specific references to absolute independence in-dependence for Belgium tended further to handicap the bulls, and there was no important im-portant recession from the break In values as the market came to an end. Export purchases amounting to 800,000 bushels failed- to prevent oats from sagging sag-ging with corn in the late trading. Offerings Of-ferings from the country were still light here, but were said to have increased somewhat overnight, and it was pointed out that primary receipts totaled larger than was the case a year ago. Supplies of wheat gained a little volume, vol-ume, but not sufficiently so to overtake the demand. Latest estimates of the spring crop in the Dakotas and Minnesota put the aggregate at tj, 000, 000 bushels less than was suggested by the government September report. Active buying of October lard gave the provision market a lift. The close, however, how-ever, was unsettled by much profit-taking on the part of holders. RANGE OF THE LEADING FUTURES. "Open. High. bow. Close. Corn-Dec Corn-Dec Jt.lS'fc $1.18i May 1.16'i l.9 1.15 1.16T4 Oats-Dec Oats-Dec 5S .60 .58'i May 61?; .62 -6Hi Pork ! Oct 42. SO 42.37 42.40 Jan 42.S7 42.40 32.75 ! lard j Oct 23.77 23. S7 23.67 32.75 ! Jan 22.65 22. S5 2 2.65 2 2. 7 Ribs I Oct 23. S7 23.77 23.82 I Jan 22.12 21. S7 22.00 |